SYDNEY, Aug.2 -- AsiaNet Q2 EARNINGS... HONG KONG and LOS ANGELES: LJ International Inc., one of thefastest growing fine jewelry companies in the world, willrelease its second quarter 2004 results pre-market on Thursday,August 12, 2004, according to a press release. www.ljintl.com TOPCODER TOURNAMENT... GLASTONBURY, Conn.: TopCoder, Inc., the leader in onlineprogramming competition, skills assessment and competitivesoftware development, has announced Microsoft as the titlesponsor for the 2004 TopCoder Open, according to a pressrelease. www.topcoder.com/tco04 TOLL HIKES... TORONTO: The Ministry of Transportation, as previouslyindicated, has filed an appeal of the recent arbitrator'sruling regarding 407 ETR's ability to increase tolls withoutprior government approval, a media statement said. www.mto.gov.on.ca FANNIE MAE... WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fannie Mae will redeem the principalamount of two securities issues amounting to a total of US$200million on August 9 and 10 at a redemption price equal to 100percent of the principal amount redeemed plus accruedinterest. www.fanniemae.com NEW IPO... READING, Pa.: EnerSys is planning an initial public offeringof 12,500,000 shares of its common stock to the public at aprice of $12.50 per share, a media statement said. www.enersys.com REVERSE SPLIT... JACKSONVILLE, Fla.: Tiger Telematics has successfullycompleted the one for 25 reverse split approved by shareholdersat a shareholder meeting on July 9, 2004 and started tradingunder the new symbol TGTL on July 30, 2004, a media statementsaid. www.gizmondo.com www.tigertelematics.com AMERICAN LAUNCH... LONDON: Gizmondo Europe Ltd, subsidiary of Jacksonville,Florida-based, Tiger Telematics Inc, has signed two Letters ofIntent covering sales, account management and distribution ofthe Gizmondo device in USA, Canada and Mexico, a mediastatement said. www.gizmondo.com www.tigertelematics.com ECONOMIC OUTLOOK... SINGAPORE: Lehman Brothers, the global investment bank,issued a third quarterly update to its proprietary DamoclesEarly Warning System, which helps identify the risk of externalfinancial crises in 17 emerging market economies, according toa press release. www.lehman.com OVERACTIVE BLADDERS... BASEL: The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Usehas recommended that the European Commission grant a MarketingAuthorisation for Novartis Pharma AG's Emselex (darifenacinhydrobromide), 7.5mg and 15mg, for the treatment of overactivebladder in all 25 European Union countries as well as Norwayand Iceland, a media statement said. www.novartis.com NEW LOOK... SYDNEY: The Australian International Motor Show will open atthe Darling Harbour on October 7 as the successor to the hugelysuccessful Sydney Motor Show, a media statement said. (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agenciesdistributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwideclients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)--InfoQuest (PP)--